Virginia Dressage Association Charlottesville Chapter
a USDF Region 1 GMO
a 501c3 non-profit organization
a Group Member Organization (GMO) of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF)
Hannah Pierucci Schmidt Clinic
Hannah Pierucci Schmidt Clinic hosted by Grayson Farm and
VADA Charlottesville
23-24 March 2024
Grayson Farm, 6507 Scottsville Road, Scottsville, VA
Opening Date: 29 February 2024 Closing Date: 21 March 2024 (No refund after 21 March)
If you join VADA-CH before the clinic, ($70 for senior members) receive the chapter member price. To join VADA-CH, click here .
ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME. We hope to see riders new to dressage and riders wanting to improve their skills and move up the levels.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
About Our Clinician
Hannah Pierucci Schmidt is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist and FEI trainer based out of Scottsville, VA at Grayson Farm. She has been riding dressage nearly her whole life and started teaching and training directly out of college. In 2013 Hannah was chosen for the Dressage Foundation International Dream Program, which gave her the opportunity to travel to Europe for a two-week introduction to European dressage trainers, riders, facilities, and events. In 2017 she was selected for Robert Dover Future Stars Scholarship where she trained with Robert for two months in Wellington, Florida. She has trained extensively with her mother, Pati Pierucci, as well as Kathy Connelly, George Williams, Jim Koford, and Robert Dover. Hannah worked as an assistant to Kathy Connelly in 2016 in wellington, Florida before moving back home to Virginia. Hannah has extensive experience with young horses, but also trains a variety of students and horses from green broke to FEI.
VADA-CH Member Riders
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$80.00 rider/horse Saturday
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$80.00 rider/horse Sunday
Non-VADA-CH Member Riders
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$95.00 rider/horse Saturday
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$95.00 rider/horse Sunday
Auditors:
VADA-CH Members and Junior Members– Free
Non-VADA-CH Members - $10.00 per day
Each Rider is permitted one Guest Auditor at no charge, but the Guest must complete an Auditor registration by the closing date.
Stabling:
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$15.00 Day Stall (Saturday and Sunday each day)
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$30.00 Saturday Overnight Stall
Lunch will be available for an additional $20.00 per day. Beverages and treats will be provided throughout the clinic.
Facility
Covered arena and outdoor warm-up arena. Limited stalls available with preference to riders from a distance.
Day Stalls: Include shavings, water and access to facility for hand grazing.
Overnight Stalls: Include shavings, water, night check, and access to facility for hand grazing. Grayson Farm will feed breakfast/night check grain and hay. Please provide feed instructions, grain and supplements in baggies and your own hay. (Medications/supplements will not be administered unless powdered and mixed in with grain by owner). Trailer parking on the property is available. There is no turn-out option.
Clinic Required Forms
The following forms are required: rider/auditor waiver, Grayson Farm Release Form, HPS Dressage, LLC Release Waiver, a negative coggin's, and vaccination record.
Vaccination Records
All horses participating in the clinic are required to have Equine Influenza Virus and Equine Herpes Virus (Rhinopneumonitis) vaccinations within 6 months (must be current as of March 24, 2024). Must be given at least two (2) weeks before the clinic.
Clinic Organizer:
Laura Berne 804-763-3623 Laura@RespiteFarm.com